Video Editing Worksheet: Shot Types and Angles

Animation and design lesson 17: Shot types and camera angles · Set 665 · 40 questions

Creator's tip (Choose the shot for the job): Wide shot = the whole place; medium shot = waist up; close-up = a face; detail shot = one small part. Low angle (looking up) = big and strong; high angle (looking down) = small or weak. Eye level = normal and fair; bird’s-eye view = straight down from above.

1. 1.🎥 Which shot best shows a crowd at a fair? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
2. 2.True or false: a detail shot best shows a ladybird’s spots. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎥 A camera placed low and looking up makes a person look … (a) blurry (b) far away (c) small and weak (d) big and strong
4. 4.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a hero look tall? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
5. 5.🎥 Why keep the camera steady? (a) to make it longer (b) to change colour (c) to make it louder (d) so it is not shaky
6. 6.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to film a calm chat? (a) a high angle (b) eye level (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
7. 7.Which of these is best shown with a medium shot? (a) a person and the setting (b) two friends chatting (c) a face showing feelings (d) where the story happens
8. 8.True or false: to make a tower look grand, use a low angle. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎥 Which shot best shows the whole playground? (a) a wide shot (b) a detail shot (c) a medium shot (d) a close-up
10. 10.🎥 Which shot best shows a ring on a finger? (a) a medium shot (b) a detail shot (c) a close-up (d) a wide shot
11. 11.🎥 Which shot usually opens a scene to show where we are? (a) a close-up (b) a detail shot (c) a blank screen (d) a wide shot
12. 12.True or false: a close-up best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎥 Which shot best shows how a person feels? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a wide shot (c) a close-up (d) a blank screen
14. 14.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a worried face (b) a ring on a finger (c) the whole playground (d) a teacher at the board
15. 15.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a giant look huge? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) a low angle (c) eye level (d) a high angle
16. 16.True or false: a wide shot best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a medium shot best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a face showing feelings (b) where the story happens (c) a person and the setting (d) just one eye
19. 19.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to make a tower look grand? (a) a bird’s-eye view (b) eye level (c) a low angle (d) a high angle
20. 20.🎥 Which shot best shows where the story happens? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a wide shot (d) a detail shot
21. 21.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a fingertip on a key (b) two friends chatting (c) a smiling face (d) a face showing feelings
22. 22.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a table from above? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a low angle (d) a bird’s-eye view
23. 23.🎥 A shot filmed from straight above is called … (a) eye level (b) a bird’s-eye view (c) a low angle (d) a close-up
24. 24.🎥 Which camera angle would you use to show a fair, normal view? (a) eye level (b) a high angle (c) a bird’s-eye view (d) a low angle
25. 25.True or false: to show a table from above, use a high angle. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) where the story happens (b) a worried face (c) two friends chatting (d) a ladybird’s spots
27. 27.🎥 Which shot best shows a worried face? (a) a wide shot (b) a medium shot (c) a detail shot (d) a close-up
28. 28.True or false: a detail shot best shows a fingertip on a key. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a close-up best shows a smiling face. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎥 Which shot best shows just one eye? (a) a medium shot (b) a close-up (c) a detail shot (d) a wide shot
31. 31.Which of these is best shown with a detail shot? (a) a ladybird’s spots (b) the whole playground (c) where the story happens (d) a person, waist up
32. 32.True or false: to make someone look small, use a bird’s-eye view. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a wide shot best shows a worried face. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: to make a hero look tall, use a low angle. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is best shown with a wide shot? (a) a crowd at a fair (b) just one eye (c) two friends chatting (d) a face showing feelings
36. 36.True or false: a wide shot best shows where the story happens. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎥 Which shot best shows a person, waist up? (a) a wide shot (b) a close-up (c) a medium shot (d) a detail shot
38. 38.True or false: a medium shot best shows a teacher at the board. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a detail shot best shows the whole playground. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is best shown with a close-up? (a) a ring on a finger (b) a worried face (c) two friends chatting (d) a person, waist up

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